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Orbi - Wireless Network not available or LED flashing white on Router or Satellite
The NETGEAR team has noticed an issue with upgrading some Orbi Tri-Band WiFi System Model RBK40, RBK43 and RBK30 units in the field to OrbiOS 1.12.0.18. If your Orbi are affected, the symptoms are: ...
Im having exactly this issue with an RBS50 and I’m going outta my mind.
I didn’t have any of the “satellite drop” issue that people were reporting with the pre .18 firmware, but after installing the .18 FW I had some trouble getting my satellites to sync (white blinking for hours). So...after a few hours...I factory reset them. Then....after FIVE HOURS of screwing around (white blinking) I was finally able to get ONE of my three satellites to join my “new” RBR50 in factory reset state. Three hours later, yes folks eight hours total, I had ALL THREE satellites connected to my RBR50. Things basiclsly worked okay from then on. As in not as seemless as pre .18, but not awfull.
Then, today, powefailure. My RBR50 is GTG as a single unit. If I power up a RBS50 It’ll go into white-blinky state for many tens of minutes BUT my RBR50 continues to provide me decent WiFi and Internet. Once the RBR50 gives up and goes to magenta (regardless of distance from the RBR50) the whole WiFi network “cannot Connect”. Thereafter, and this is the Hilarious part, if I power down the RBS50 the whole WiFi network disappear (name no longer broadcast). So....powercycle the RBR50 and use it as a single access point I suppose.
I didn’t have any of the “satellite drop” issue that people were reporting with the pre .18 firmware, but after installing the .18 FW I had some trouble getting my satellites to sync (white blinking for hours). So...after a few hours...I factory reset them. Then....after FIVE HOURS of screwing around (white blinking) I was finally able to get ONE of my three satellites to join my “new” RBR50 in factory reset state. Three hours later, yes folks eight hours total, I had ALL THREE satellites connected to my RBR50. Things basiclsly worked okay from then on. As in not as seemless as pre .18, but not awfull.
Then, today, powefailure. My RBR50 is GTG as a single unit. If I power up a RBS50 It’ll go into white-blinky state for many tens of minutes BUT my RBR50 continues to provide me decent WiFi and Internet. Once the RBR50 gives up and goes to magenta (regardless of distance from the RBR50) the whole WiFi network “cannot Connect”. Thereafter, and this is the Hilarious part, if I power down the RBS50 the whole WiFi network disappear (name no longer broadcast). So....powercycle the RBR50 and use it as a single access point I suppose.
This describes my exact same situation. Ironically I replaced my orbi with a new one because I thought that was my issue. I have submitted my debug logs to netgear. Basically, I am also in router standalone mode now until they fix the issue.